The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-09-23
SOME NEW LAWS.

An act authorizing the councils OF
the boroughs of this Commonwealth
to regulate and fix the amount of Ii
cense to be paid, by persons or firms
engaged in the business of auctioneer-
ing, within the limits of the same.
SECTION l. BE % enacted de-,
That from and after the passage of
this act, it shall be lawful for the
councils of the incorporated borOughs
of this Commonwealth to regulate and
license persons or firms engaged in the
business of auctioneering goods, wares,
and merchandise of whatever kind,
within said boroughs, respectively, and
to fix the amount to be paid by the
same: Proyided, That this act shall
not apply to persons or firms regularly
engaged in business, for the space of
three months, within said boroughs,
who may desire to sell out their stock
of goods to retire from business, or to
reduce stock: A,,d prouided further,
That the license herein authorized shall
be in addition to all other licenses now
required by law.
SECTION 2. And all acts, or parts OF
acts, inconsistent with this act, are
hereby repealed.
A supplement to an act relating to
the lien of mechanics, and others, upon
buildings.
SECTION /. BE 1t enacted de-, That
the act of General Assembly, approved
the first day of May, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
one entitled "a supplement to an act
relating to the lien of mechanics, and
others, upon buildings" approved the
sixteenth day of June, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and thirty
six, so far as it relates to certain coun-
ties, which enacts, as follows:
'That the said act, entitled 'An act
relating to the lien of mechanics, and
others, upon buildings, approved the
sixteenth day of June, Ammo DOmini
one thousand eight hundred and thirty
six, together with the several supple.
ments thereto, shall hereafter be held
and taken to apply to debt contracted
for work done, or materials furnished
for or about the repairs, alteration OF
or addition to any house or other
building, so that liens may hereafter
be had for the payment of all debts
contracted for work done or materials
furnished for or about the repairs, al
teration of or addition 10 any house or
other buildings, in the same manner as
liens may now be had for debts contract
edfor work done, or materials found for
or about the erection or construction
of any house or other building under
the aforesaid act approved June six
teenth, Ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and thirty-six, and the
several supplements to the said act;
Provided nevertheless, That this act
shall not apply to debts, such as aforesaid,
when the same are of less amount than
twenty dollars: And procided also,
That this act shall apply only to Ches-
ter, Delaware, and Berks counties" be
and the same is hereby extended to all
the counties of this commonwealth:
And proyided further, That nothing
in this act shall render property liable
to liens for repairs, alterations or add,
tions, where The same has been altered
by any lessee or tenant without the
written consent of the owner or owners,
or reputed owner or owners, or his or
her duly authorized agent: And pro
oided further, That to entitle any one
10 the benefits of this act, he shall give
notice to the owner or reputed owner
of the property, or his or her agent, at
the time of furnishing the materials,
or performing work in and about the
repairs, alterations or additions to any
house or other building, of his inten'
tion TO file lien under the provisions
of this act.